Polychrome mask for Kolam or Tovil ceremonies

Made:
1771-1910 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Unknown
Polychrome mask for Kolam or Tovil ceremonies

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Wooden mask, polychrome, with sockets for missing ear-pieces, representing red-faced demon with hooded cobra headdress, associated with kolam or tovil ceremonies, Sri Lanka, 1771-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A49105
Materials:
wood (kadura or ruk-attana)
Measurements:
overall: 403 mm x 254 mm
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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